UPDATE: Courage Campaign STILL Needs Your Signature

Courage Campaign is getting close to reaching their 100,000 signatures mark by Friday at 9:00am. They are collecting signatures to demonstrate strong public support for televising the Prop. 8 Trial to Judge Vaughn Walker. Currently, a ruling has been made to televise the trial on delay through YouTube. The trial will not be televised by media organizations for live broadcast.

Courage Campaign issued the following statement after the ruling:

"This decision is NOT final: Judge Walker is leaving the public comment period open until Friday, pending a ruling on his decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.

"While we are pleased that the trial may be on a delayed broadcast via YouTube at least, our call for full transparency -- a televised broadcast that network news and cable channels can pick up live, as it happens -- has not been met.

"And, it's entirely possible that the 9th Circuit Appeals Court may overrule Judge Walker's ruling, shutting down all broadcasting -- even a delayed daily YouTube broadcast. Lawyers representing supporters of Prop. 8 have already opposed broadcasting the trial in any form whatsoever and are likely to fight Walker's ruling."

Become one of the 100,000 by signing the petition.

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Courage Campaign: Televise the Trial

 
The battle for the legality of Prop 8 is heating up before it even starts. Currently, Judge Walker is asking the public to comment on whether or not to televise the trial. The pro-Prop. 8 side doesn't want the trial to air preferring to keep their prejudice, discrimination, and hate a secret from the public fearing truth shall see the light of day. The anti-Prop. 8 crew wants everything aired.

Courage Campaign is currently trying to recruit signatures and comments to ensure that trial does go public. Do your part and express your comments  by signing their petition here.

More history on California's Proposition 8, click here (links to Towleroad).

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